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Teaching Stories

Salvador's Last Day

Gregory Michie | Posted 05.20.2013 | Chicago
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Gregory Michie

With crucial issues like school closings and over-testing looming over the heads of teachers in Chicago and elsewhere, stories like this one may seem insignificant. But when the year winds down, I'll be thinking about moments like this.

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Mulla Nasruddin's Insight Into Living As Muslim Today

Imam Jamal Rahman | Posted 11.26.2012 | Religion
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Imam Jamal Rahman

No matter how offensive the slander against the Prophet may be, in reality it is not the Prophet who has been bruised, but our own ego. The Prophet neither requests nor needs our protection. It is our ego that feels injured and calls for revenge.

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